Tesla is looking for a Mechanical Engineer to identify, analyze, and resolve issues affecting various vehicle systems. The role involves hands-on failure analysis and collaboration with multiple engineering teams to improve product quality and reliability.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent relevant industry experience
• Outstanding mastery of engineering and physics fundamentals
• A passion for Tesla’s mission, root causing, and bug fixing
• Track record of enjoying to 'repair stuff', tinkering and experimenting in your free time
• Major roles in student teams such as Formula SAE, Baja SAE, Solar vehicle, Robotics or Rocketry are a plus
• Broad technical background with the ability to work with engineering, manufacturing, service, and suppliers
• Exceptional problem solving and failure analysis skills and analytical thinking

• Monitor product field performance
• Identify trending issues
• Prioritize based on severity, occurrence, or cost of each failure mode
• Detailed failure analysis, identifying root-cause of problems
• Apply knowledge of engineering and manufacturing to drive containment and corrective action implementation
• Communicate field performance of the engineering system and gather buy-in from peers and leadership
• Work closely with various Tesla Engineering Teams, International Production Teams, and Service Teams
• Participate in continuous improvement activities and take preventive action
• Implement lessons learned from previous field issues into the design process
• Provide upfront feedback by participating in design reviews

• Employees at Tesla are often offered day-one coverage with multiple medical options (some at $0 paycheck cost), dental/vision, company HSA contributions, a 401(k) match, and equity programs. Most roles also include paid time off and holidays, family-building support, employee assistance, commuter and childcare benefits, and access to discounts and wellness programs.